Is Elle a boy or girl name?
Elle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 642 girls and 0 boys were named Elle, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 18,574 US babies named Elle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #479
- Babies named Elle since 1977
- 18,574
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 890 babies
Boys and girls named Elle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 193 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,251 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,164 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,104 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,849 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 642 | #479 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 700 | #441 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 795 | #394 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 870 | #357 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 842 | #370 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 890 | #355 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 816 | #382 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 833 | #375 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 834 | #399 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 819 | #397 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 825 | #396 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 749 | #408 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 822 | #383 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 766 | #414 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 750 | #420 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 709 | #444 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 642 | #492 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 677 | #475 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 653 | #481 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 594 | #505 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 596 | #494 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 497 | #556 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 418 | #612 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,079 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,130 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,153 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,254 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,252 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,247 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,287 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,341 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,613 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,526 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,440 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,638 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,498 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,661 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,359 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,870 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,607 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,365 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,876 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,133 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,065 |
Highest rank
Elle has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #355 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.